Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 127 · 40 questions

What you do (Air pushes back): 1. Draw a T shape on a paper strip and cut it out with safety scissors (an adult helps). 2. Cut the top down the middle and fold the two blades opposite ways. 3. Fold up the bottom and clip a paper clip on it. 4. Drop it from your raised hand and time how long it takes to land.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
7. 7.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
10. 10.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
11. 11.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
13. 13.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
18. 18.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
22. 22.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
25. 25.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a pencil
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) a pencil
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) yeast
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a toy parachute
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper
38. 38.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
39. 39.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall

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